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There were a bunch of updates in the world of Sword Art Online games today, including plans to bring Sword Art Online: Lost Song to PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in the west along with a PS4 version of Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment.

Have you ever wondered what life as one of the "pretty guardians" in the hit manga/anime series Sailor Moon might be like? Well, the lovely Sailor Soldiers may be fictional creations, but toy maker Bandai is coming out with a line of delightful mi...

Sponsored links It has been announced that BABYMETAL will be performing in one of the biggest summer rock festivals in Japan, SUMMER SONIC 2015, performing in both Tokyo and Osaka stages on August 15 (Sat) and 16 (Sun), 2015.

Hip hip hooray! Today marks the beginning of PARK Harajuku: Crisis Team! , an all-new storytelling project created exclusively for Crunchyroll featuring art by Mugi Tanaka. Every week, we will be updating and adding to the Crisis Team!

Those of you who know me know that I love anniversaries. . . And today, we have a great anniversary for this site, the 2000th article from the "A Japan Photo per Day" series! On this occasion I selected a photo that I love very much, with the spec...

Five boys enter an insanely strict former-all-girls school. Racy wackiness ensues. Welcome to Prison School. Based on the manga of the same name by artist, Akira Hiramoto, Prison School follows the protagonist, Kiyoshi, and his fellow male classma...

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan | Official English Trailer North American anime publisher FUNimation Entertainment have confirmed that they will be bringing back some familiar voices for the upcoming Broadcast Dub of The Disappearance of Nag...

This Sinon Figure Will Make Your Heart Go Bang Sinon, the renown sniper of Gun Gale Online, receives another impeccably detailed figurine that will leave both fans of the series and collectors impressed.

The official website for the Chaos Dragon television anime project announced more cast members on Thursday: Houchu Ohtsuka as the Red Dragon (one of only seven dragons in the world and the guardian diety of Nil Kamui) Kenji Akabane as Fugaku, Ibuk...

BlazBlue creator Toshimichi Mori is planning to release the next BlazBlue game sometime in 2016. "I am planning to have the next story sometime next year and the next game will have the last 25% of the story," Mori said to Siliconera.

Grisaia no Kajitsu's girls-being-sluts OVA series continues in the newly released sixth Blu-ray volume as it features a short episode of a silver-haired loli getting her chest thoroughly checked-up. With each new miniature special, the girls get i...

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan) I have so many rubber straps and keychains attached to the strap of my staff ID card which I hang around my neck, that it has got to the point that my shoulders are going stiff from the weight.

Yesterday we posted about Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment and Sword Art Online: Lost Song coming to the west, the former on PlayStation 4 and the latter on PS4 and PS Vita. There's also a big update arriving for Lost Song today, adding in new...

Rhythm action game ships in Japan on June 25, in N. America this fall Atlus began streaming a promotional video on Friday profiling the Kuma (Teddie) character (voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi) in the Persona 4: Dancing All Night PlayStation Vita video...

"JAPAN NIGHT" Taiwan was held at National Taiwan University Sports Center on May 23, 2015 (Saturday). VAMPS, the GazettE, and The BONEZ arrived in Taipei on the previous day, May 22. The Taiwan media were invited to "JAPAN NIGHT in Taipei Receptio...

Persona 4: Dancing All Night is coming to North America this Fall, and Atlus USA will release a special "Disco Fever" edition of the game. Here's what it includes: Two discs of Persona 4 music remixes, including arrangements from the RPG as well a...

SEKAI NO OWARI will be in charge of the theme songs for the "Shingeki no Kyojin ("Attack on Titan")" live-action film scheduled to hit theaters this summer. The movie will be released in 2 parts: "Shingeki no Kyojin ATTACK ON TITAN" on August 1 an...

The 27th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump revealed the full anime character designs of the main cast of the Boruto: Naruto the Movie film. These characters are: Mitsuki (left), Boruto Uzumaki (center), and Sarada Uchiha (right).

Game headed to Europe, the Middle East, and Australasia on August 28; N. America on August 25 Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe announced on Thursday that the One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 game will ship in Europe, the Middle East, and Australasia ...

'My Neighbor Seki' Getting Live Action TV Series Posted by Chris Beveridge May 28, 2015 at 08:30 PM My Neighbor Seki Takuma Morishige's manga series My Neighbor Seki, which is being released by Vertical and had its anime adaptation simulcast by Cr...

Square Enix held a live stream earlier today, confirming two more characters for three-on-three arcade fighter Dissidia Final Fantasy. The latest FF characters to join the roster are Squall Leonhart from Final Fantasy VIII and Bartz Klauser from F...

Japanese 3DS version allowed players to unlock costumes based on Link, Zelda Gaming website Siliconera confirmed with KOEI Tecmo that the European and North American release of its upcoming Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 Nintendo 3DS/PS Vita game w...

Paramount Acquires 'Beyblade' Feature Film Rights Posted by Chris Beveridge May 28, 2015 at 02:36 PM While there are plenty of detractors with various games turned into live action films out there, and many rightly so (yes, we're looking at you Ba...

A couple of months following the game's initial North American release (Which has already been published by ATLUS USA), Nippon Ichi Software America have confirmed that Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker will be launched in PAL ma...

Last week, the Internet and its media outlets went batshit crazy over youth political party Liberal Democrats (D66) and their national board president, Dirkjan Tijs, concerning one of the more ballsy political strategies displayed as of late.

'Charlotte' Anime Cast Revealed Posted by Chris Beveridge May 28, 2015 at 04:34 PM Set for a July 2015 debut with a firm premiere date still to come, some new information has been released regarding the Charlotte original anime series.

The over-the-top action video game and anime franchise based on Japan's Sengoku era (warring states era), Sengoku Basara, has been one of Capcom's most successful titles, and to celebrate its 10th anniversary, as well as the release of the latest ...

'The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan' Anime English Cast Revealed Posted by Chris Beveridge May 28, 2015 at 12:58 PM FUNimation's had some fun playing with fans this week on the site page for The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan as they initial...

The Oricon Physical Music sales charts for the week of 5/18-5/24 have been released. Breaking from the the paradise scenery and girls in bathing suits concept of their usual Summer-themed singles, AKB48 showed their serious side with their newest ...

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